Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Springer Nature
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- DOIFFBO210089
- Agency
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DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters Region 9
Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- PSC
- U009 Education/Training- General
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Special Notice was published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, on behalf of the FWS National Conservation Training Center, to provide notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Springer Nature. The notice seeks to provide online subscription access to a collection of proprietary, scientific, peer reviewed SpringerNature journals selected for their relevance to FWS scientists.
The objective is to award a base contract plus four option years to Springer Nature for access to 19 specific journal titles and an aggregated news service. Interested parties have until September 1, 2021 to submit a capabilities statement demonstrating how they can provide the same products and services. While other sources may respond, the award decision is solely at the agency's discretion. Eligibility is not restricted based on set-asides. The notice serves to fulfill requirements under FAR Part 13 for simplified acquisitions by sole source. No solicitation is available, as this is not a competitive proposal request, but merely an advance notice of a planned non-competitive award.
Notice text
Sole Source Notice of Intent
(FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures)
In accordance with FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), on behalf of FWS National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) intends to award a sole source action to Springer Nature for a base plus four option year contract.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service¿s Conservation Library Branch at the National Conservation Training Center seeks services in the form of online subscription access to a collection of proprietary, scientific, peer reviewed SpringerNature journals provided by Springer Customer Service Center, LLC, selected for their relevancy and by request from FWS scientists. SpringerNature is the sole seller of these specific titles and products and the only authorized seller that can provide these 19 titles, including the Nature News US edition aggregated news service.
This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. All responsible sources that have determined that they can provide the same products or services may submit product information and a capabilities statement that speaks to the products/services the US Fish and Wildlife Services are seeking in this proposed acquisition. All responses are due by September 1, 2021, 10:00 AM Eastern Time and can be sent to Lorenzo Aragon at lorenzo_aragon@FWS.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Procurement Classification Code:
U009 EDUCATION/TRAINING- GENERAL
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code:
519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
Contracting Office:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Acquisition IT Operations
JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS
Point of Contact:
Lorenzo Aragon
Contract Specialist
Email: lorenzo_aragon@FWS.gov.
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